1998 CHEVROLET TAHOE Electrical System Problems

8 NHTSA complaints on file

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Electrical System Issues in the 1998 CHEVROLET TAHOE

8 electrical system complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1998 CHEVROLET TAHOE. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 3 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

Complaints

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

All Electrical System Complaints

#10840075 | March 5, 2016 Fire

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SWITCH CAUGHT FIRE SHORTLY AFTER USE (SEVERAL HOURS). A LIGHT RAIN STORM CAME WHILE THE WINDOWS WERE DOWN. SOME RAIN ENTERED THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, SOME WATER LIKELY GOT INTO THE SWITCH ASSEMBLY. THIS ALL HAPPENED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON THE CURB AND IGNITION WAS OFF. I TOWELED OFF THE INTERIOR AND SWITCH ASSEMBLY OFF, IT DIDN'T APPEAR MUCH WATER ENTERED THE SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND "OFF" THIS WHOLE TIME. I TURNED IGNITION ON TO ROLL WINDOWS BACK UP, AND PROMPTLY TURNED THE IGNITION BACK OFF. SOME HOURS LATER, THE SWITCH ASSEMBLY CAUGHT FIRE AND THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. THIS FIRE WASN'T DISCOVERED UNTIL THE NEXT DAY AS IT SELF-EXTINGUISHED. THE BATTERY WAS NOT DISCHARGED AFTER THE FIRE, SO IT WAS NOT A DEAD SHORT IN THE WIRING. I BELIEVE THE AUTO-DOWN CIRCUIT BOARD OR THE ELECTRIC MIRROR SWITCH WAS THE...

#10443447 | January 11, 2012

FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS MY TAHOE WILL CRANK START BUT ONLY RUN FOR ABOUT 1 SECOND THEN SHUTS OFF. AFTER DOING SOME INTERNET RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THOUSANDS OTHER GM OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY ANNOYING AND INCONVENIENCING. IM SURE ITS COST MANY PEOPLE THERE JOBS OR AT MINIMUM GOTTEN THEM IN TROUBLE FOR BEING EITHER LATE OR UNABLE TO COME IN TO WORK. I AM IN THE MILITARY AND THE MY CAR WONT START DOESN'T COME OFF VERY WELL WITH MY SUPERIORS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

#10419278 | August 13, 2011

1998 CHEVY TAHOE WIRING HARNESS FROM BRAKE PEDAL. BRAKE WIRING HARNESS MOVES WITH BRAKE PEDAL MOTION (I.E. WHEN BRAKES ARE ACTIVATED). OVER TIME, THIS MOTION CAUSES WIRES TO BREAK RESULTING IN BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE. *TR

#10105367 | December 27, 2004 Fire

WHILE TRAVELING CONSUMER SMELLED A BURNT ODOR COMING FROM INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. NO INJURIES REPORTED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK

#10099966 | November 15, 2004

CONSUMER STATED FUEL LEAKED INTO THE MAIN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *AK

#10099972 | November 15, 2004

CONSUMER STATED FUEL LEAKED INTO THE MAIN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.*AK

#10041391 | October 7, 2003

REAR TAIL LIGHTS/BLINKERS BURNS OUT CONSTANTLY - HAVE HAD TO REPLACE HOUSING THREE TIMES - CAUSES DELAYS AND ALMOST A WRECK. *LA

#873667 | October 24, 2000 Fire

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INPROPERLY WORKING BACK WINDOWS, THEY WOULD NOT ALWAYS GO UP AND DOWN, DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND WHEN CONSUMER PICKED UP VEHICLE, HE SAID IT WAS FIXED, DAYS LATER THE CONSUMER HIT THE BUTTON TO PUT UP A BACK WINDOW AND SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD, ALL CONSUMER'S EXITED VEHICLE AND THE FIRE STARTED, VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *SLC

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